P38A Wheels changed.... For the better?

Martin H · Mar 19, 2016

Changed the wheels over this morning. Gone are the 'pimp my ride' 20's and in their place a set of 18" rims from our old D3. Fortunately the Redbournes were a D3/L322 fitment so had the correct nuts and spigot rings. The D3 fill the arches quite well. I think I like the look.

Definitely didn't like the way the Redbournes came out past the body line and to be brutally honest, the handling was not good.
Before:

After:

Suppose I ought to wash it now

brianp38dse · Mar 19, 2016

That looks better less chav / drug dealer
yes needs a good wash

martynv8 · Mar 19, 2016

Much better!
What happened to the running boards?

Martin H · Mar 19, 2016

Rusty brackets. And to be honest I think I prefer the look as well as not getting crud on my trousers. Also got rid of the front window tints..... The upside is I no longer have a queue of crack heads waiting outside my front door.

martyuk · Mar 20, 2016

I do like the running boards on mine - but then I'm a short arse and it's nice to have a step!!

I also ditched the front window tints on mine when I got it - whilst it made it look a bit sleeker, coming up to a roundabout or intersection at night and couldn't see a thing coming. I don't know how the previous owner drove it with them on!

I also like the new wheels.. the centre of them looks similar to my 'comets' but you've got twice the spokes!

odyssey · Mar 20, 2016

Martin H said:
The upside is I no longer have a queue of crack heads waiting outside my front door.

and you won't get pulled by plod. Our Citroen Picasso (yes, I know, but we need a reliable car) had tints (and not really very dark ones) all round apart from the windscreen when we got it, so professionally done that I thought they were factory fitted. (It doesn't seem to be covered in the MOT either)

Then I got pulled over in a general 'lets see what we can catch' traffic trap, the cops used a special meter to measure the transmissive percentage of the tinted glass, it was less than 70% (I think) and I had to remove it from the front side windows and the quarter lights there and then to escape a fine. I was also told 'you're lucky it's Derbyshire, in Lincs you'd be fined and get points automatically'.
Be aware they're b****y difficult to remove, and then I spent hours with various solvents removing the remaining adhesive.
Many people are unaware - as I was - of the law regarding tints. . .

And yes, the new wheels do look better.

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wammers · Mar 20, 2016

odyssey said:
and you won't get pulled by plod. Our Citroen Picasso (yes, I know, but we need a reliable car) had tints (and not really very dark ones) all round apart from the windscreen when we got it, so professionally done that I thought they were factory fitted. (It doesn't seem to be covered in the MOT either)

Then I got pulled over in a general 'lets see what we can catch' traffic trap, the cops used a special meter to measure the transmissive percentage of the tinted glass, it was less than 70% (I think) and I had to remove it from the front side windows and the quarter lights there and then to escape a fine. I was also told 'you're lucky it's Derbyshire, in Lincs you'd be fined and get points automatically'.
Be aware they're b****y difficult to remove, and then I spent hours with various solvents removing the remaining adhesive.
Many people are unaware - as I was - of the law regarding tints. . .

And yes, the new wheels do look better.

A

Only the drivers view ahead and to the rear are covered in MOT.

Martin H · Mar 20, 2016

Removing the tints was a priority really. I had to drive up from Portsmouth with them and the only way to clearly see at junctions was to lower the windows.
I found that using a generously petrol soaked rag on the residue, allow it to soak in for a couple of minutes and followed by a vigorous rub with a similarly Meths soaked rag did the job in short order.

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